Earn 70 Gold Medals on Missions and Strangers and Freaks.

Achievement Guide for Solid Gold, Baby!

Achievement won on 21 Sep 13TA Score for this game: 3,079
Posted on 21 September 13 at 14:28, Edited on 30 September 13 at 23:20

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Obviously, as the description states, you need to get 70 gold medals in (different) Missions and Strangers and Freaks.However, some people are reporting that it unlocks when they have 69 gold medals, and some are reporting that it unlocks on 71. So if you have not unlocked it by 70 gold medals, just get one more and it should unlock.

The total of 70 Gold Medals can be a combination of both the main storyline missions and Strangers and Freaks missions.For example: you can have 40 Gold Medals in the main storyline missions and 30 in the Strangers and Freaks missions.As long as you have a total of 70 Gold Medals, that's what is required.

The objectives DO stack, so you can achieve the gold medal through means of multiple runs (accuracy/headshots one run, speed run next time for time)

However, Rampage missions do NOT stack, which means that you have to get all objectives in a single run in order to achieve gold. - Thanks to @SteInMaN8vSp360 for confirming this.

As for the specific missions and tasks, it is useful to see what the medal requires before starting the mission.For objectives that require accuracy, headshots and time, aim to first get the accuracy and headshots by only killing enemies with a headshot. Hit these well and you should get good accuracy too.After this, go for a speed run, skip all cutscenes and just aim on finishing it as fast as possible, forgetting about headshots and accuracy.For story lines that have multiple choices (the heists), look at which option would give more missions.

Objectives for each mission and Strangers and Freaks mission are listed below:[WARNING: There are some MAJOR spoilers that are contained in here, to avoid this, please open the Spoiler feature to show the list of all the missions, then use ctrl+f to find the mission you are on, and only look at that specific mission.]

Nervous Ron:Kill 5 enemies with a headshotComplete within 12:30Win the race against RonFly under 6 bridges found along the flight pathKill all the bikers while lying on the plane wing

Crystal Maze:Kill 10 enemies with a headshotComplete with minimal damage to health and armorKill 2 enemies with one shotFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 80%

Friends Reunited:Kill 5 enemies with a headshotDestroy the trailers without being detectedComplete with minimal damage to health and armorDestroy all trailers at once

Fame or Shame:Reach top speed in the PhantomStay close to Lazlow throughout the chaseKnock out the event coordinatorDon't unhook the trailer

Dead Man Walking:Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 70%Kill 14 enemies with a headshotComplete within 09:30Kill 4 enemies using Michael's special abilityComplete with minimal damage to health and armor

Three's Company:Complete within 07:30Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 60 %Kill 10 enemies with a headshot

By The Book:Complete without Mr. K's heart stoppingElectrocute Mr. KPull out Mr. K's toothHit Mr. K with the wrenchUse waterboarding on Mr. K

Hood Safari:Complete within 07:00Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 70%Kill 12 enemies with a headshot

Did Somebody Say Yoga?:Complete within 15:00Complete the first yoga pose without faultComplete the second yoga pose without faultComplete the third yoga pose without fault

Scouting The Port:Complete within 20:00Complete without damaging the containersSnap all 3 photographs of the boat as instructedComplete without causing a disturbance at the docks

Minisub:Complete within 08:30Steal the submersible without boarding the boat

The Merryweather Heist (Freighter Approach):Kill 12 enemies with a headshotFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 80%Kill 12 enemies using stealth attacksFind the container within 01:00Get to the ship interior without being detected

The Merryweather Heist(Off-Shore Approach):Eliminate all pursuing Merryweather enemiesFind the container within 02:00Complete within 14:30Escape the pursuing Merryweather enemies in less than 04:00

Trash Truck:Complete within 05:00Deliver the Trashmaster with no damageReach top speed in the Trashmaster

Boiler Suits:Purchase all outfits within 00:30Purchase a different color for each character

Masks:Purchase all masks within 00:20Purchase a white hockey mask for each character

Tow Truck:Complete within 03:00Deliver the Tow Truck with no damageReach top speed in the Tor Truck

Blitz Play:Shoot down the helicopter as TrevorKill 12 enemies with a headshotFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 60%Switch character 10 times

I Fought The Law...:Race between the two trucksRace between the two busesFollow Trevor through the tunnelComplete within 12:00Use Franklin's special ability during the race

Eye In The Sky:Deliver the Z-Type with no damageListen to 3 conversationsDind Chad's hiding place on the first attempt

Mr. Richards:Complete within 10:00Kill 3 enemies using stealth attacksTake no damage during the fight with RoccoLand the Frogger without damaging it

Caida Libre:Reach top speed on the SanchezDon't fall off the Sanchez during the chaseShoot down the plane with 3 shots onlyComplete within 09:45

Deep Inside:Deliver the JB 700 with no damageReach top speed in the JB 700Knock out the actor with a stealth attackUse the ejector seat within 00:10Run over the actor as you escape in the JB 700

Minor Turbulence:Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 80%Exit the cargo plane in the Mesa

Paleto Score Setup:Drive to the bank within 03:30Win the race back to the meth lab

Predator:Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 70%Complete within 09:00Kill 3 enemies with headshotsDon't kill any animals

Military Hardware:Kill 5 enemies with a headshotStop the convoy using a Sticky Bomb trap

The Paleto Score:Fire over 4,000 bulletsFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 50%Complete within 16:00Cause $1 million damage in Paleto Bay

Derailed:Complete within 11:30Reach top speed on the SanchezLand on the train using the first jump

Monkey Business:Stun 8 enemies with the Stun GunKill 15 enemies with a headshotFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 70%Complete within 13:30

Hang Ten:Complete within 04:00

Surveying The Score:Follow the vans without being warned on distanceFind the construction hole within 00:20Fly under the bridge while following the security vansFly through the tunnel while following the security vansComplete within 11:00

Bury The Hatchet:Complete within 11:00Kill 20 enemies with a headshotFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 80%

Pack Man:Complete within 12:00Compelte with minimal damage to the JB 700Take out 3 cop cars using the spikes

Fresh Meat:Don't switch more than 3 timesFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 70%Kill 10 enemies with a headshotRescue Michael within 03:30Don't use a map waypoint

The Ballad Of Rocco:Complete within 03:00

The Agency Heist:Check all license platesFollow the janior without being spottedComplete within 09:00

The Bereau Raid(Fire Crew Approach):Complete within 18:00Escape with 40% oxygen remainingComplete the mopping section within 03:00Abseil down the elevator shaft within 00:30

The Bereau Raid(Roof Entry Approach):Don't kill any innocent civiliansKill 20 enemies with a headshotFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 70%Hack the system within 00:45Complete within 19:00Land perfectly on the main section of the roof

The Wrap Up:Complete within 07:00Kill 18 enemies with headshotsShoot down the pursuing helicopter

Reuniting The Family:Complete within 10:30

Legal Trouble:Complete within 05:30Reach top speed in any vehicleLose the Wanted Level within 02:00View the Weazel News camera for 00:15

Lamar Down:Kill 18 enemies with a headshotKill an enemy with all 3 charactersFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 70%Complete within 13:30

Meltdown:Complete within 06:30Reach top speed in an vehicleKill 12 enemies with a headshotRescue Amanda and Tracey with a headshot

Stingers(The Big Score Subtle Approach):Steal the Police Transporter within 02:00Deliver the Police Transporter with no damage

Gauntlets (3) (The Big Score Subtle Approach):Deliver the Gauntlet pictured in the emailDeliver a Gauntlet with no damageSpent $17,000 modiying the Gauntlet

The Big Score (Subtle Approach):Kill 20 enemies with a headshotPerform less than 10 traffic light changesFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 60%

Sidetracked (The Big Score Obvious Approach):Complete within 04:30Steal the train without being detected

Driller(The Big Score Obvious Approach):Complete within 05:00Steal the Cutter without being detected

The Big Score (Obvious Approach):Kill 20 enemies with a headshotComplete within 16:00Drop the gold onto the train within 00:30Finish with a shooting accuracy of at least 60%

The Third Way:Complete within 21:30Kill 20 enemies with a headshotFinish with a shooting accuracy of at least 70%Kill Cheng with a Sticky BombKill Steve Haines with a headshotKill stretch with a melee attack

*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Most of the Strangers and Freaks are short missions with easy golds. Among them:All of the tow truck missions (Pulling Favors, Pulling Another Favor, Pulling Favors Again, Still Pulling Favors, Pulling One Last Favor and any others I might have missed) generally give you a time bonus thats pretty easy to beat and to keep the vehicle hooked until delivert. Easy 5 golds.All 3 Exercising Demons (Mary-Ann) races. Michael and Franklin you just have to win without shortcuts and shes not terribly hard to beat. With Trevor you just don't run into her and win the race within 1:42 which you should get it in the 1:30s if you do reasonably well.Vinewood Souvenirs (Nigel). Willie's mission takes about a minute, Kerry's mission takes maybe 30 seconds, Tyler's should take about a minute. Mark's is somewhat difficult if youre just going for 70 so I skipped it.Grass Roots - the drag is a quick and easy one. The pickup one is somewhat easy as well but you have to drive the truck out a certain way to not get a wanted level, you should look that up if you choose to do itTargetted Risk/Uncalculated Risk (Dom). Just get a timer out if you're having issues with falling for 8 seconds like I am. the latter, all you have to do is parachute down after Dom jumps.

I did less missions because they tend to take longer but the setup missions can be very short and easy to get gold. I'm not counting the ones that automatically give you gold just for completing them. among them:The three gauntlet missions. If you replay the mission you'll spawn next to the right car so you'll get Mapped automatically, then you just have to buy at least $17000 of mods and deliver it without damage. It does count it as damage if you get it before the custom shop then fix it though so be careful.Something Sensible and the Time's come. If you were like me and chose option C, replaying option A and B in here is quick and easy golds with one objective, to kill the target.Architect's Plans only requires you to get the blueprint within 45 seconds, so this can be done very quick.Fire Truck - just call 911 then deliver the firetruck without damageReuniting the Family. Only requires you to finish it within 10:30, after replaying the mission i finished it in 6:30.The Ballad of Rocco. Only have to complete it within 3 minutes and if you shoot up the car this shouldnt be hard at all.Hang Ten. Just beat it within 4 minutes, i got 2:39Paleto Score Setup. Drive to the bank within 3:30. It may seem tight but you'll mostly be on highway, I was able to do it in 3:03 just following the GPS. Also when racing back to the meth lab, I'd recommend choosing Trevor because his bike should handle better in the dirt roads.By the Book. Kind of a longer one but just be sure to pick each torture device once and use it one time during each "session", I didnt have issues with heart stoppage doing this.Masks. The easiest gold in the game that has objectives but easily missable during the story. Just run to the shop that you spawn next to and buy 3 white hockey masks within 20 secondsTow Truck/Trash Truck. Just steal the tow truck and get it to your destination while both reaching top speed and taking no damage. The trash truck one is slightly harder as you will get a 2 star wanted level, but as soon as you get them, stop, run to the left over the fence and hide behind the building until the wanted level goes away, then deliver it without issue.Did Somebody Say Yoga? - A longer mission but easy gold still, just don't mess up any of the 3 yoga poses and finish it within 15 minutes, i got 13:08 during my first run of it.All of the assassinations. Generally you will just have to do one objective to complete to get these, the time taken and money is just for stats, none of them are too difficult. Bugstars Equipment/BZ Gas Grenades. On the former, you just have to steal a van without being noticed, just run behind them on the right side and stealth kill the one working on a van, then take that van the way you came. With the Gas grenades, all you need to do is shootout the door to get the cargo (maybe about 10 or so pistol shots)Chop. You can afford a few scratches on the van but don't do a lot. Besides that, just use Franklin's special ability for 7 seconds and enter Chop's perspective for 10 seconds. Easy.

just in this spoiler I listed 34 Golds, hopefully this will get you to 70

Need tips or hints for a specific objective/mission?Feel free to post a comment below. I or someone else will be quick to offer help.

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